Fliegerabwehrkanone
German (Berlin)
noun
Definitions
- anti-aircraft gun (literally "Flyer Ward Off Cannon"); abbreviated as flak
Etymology
Compound from German Flieger (airplane, flyer, aviator) + German Abwehr (defense, defence)+ German Kanone (cannon, gun).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Kanone
Gloss
cannon, gun
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
銃, 砲
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cannon English
- Abwehr German
- Abwehrmechanismus German
- Abwehrspieler German
- Abwehrstoff German
- Flieger German
- Fliegerass German
- Flugabwehrkanone German
- Gulaschkanone German
- Jagdflieger German
- Kampfflieger German
- Kanone German
- Kanonenfutter German
- Kanonenkugel German
- Kunstflieger German
- Panzerabwehrkanone German
- Papierflieger German
- Schneekanone German
- Stimmungskanone German
- Sturmkanone German
- Teppichflieger German
- fliegen German
- cannone Italian
- абвер Russian
- kanón Czech
- Fliger Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Kanoun Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- fliger Silesian